Clarksville veteran with PTSD commits suicide

9:38 PM,
Nov. 13, 2012

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Clarksville police found a 24-year military veteran, who suffered from post-tramatic stress syndrome, dead from suicide inside in his Clearwater Drive residence Monday night.

Officers arrived at the home around 6:11 p.m. along with negotiators and the department's tactical team. They were told the man was armed with a .22-caliber rifle, which he placed in his mouth. The man's wife and children had left the residence so he was alone inside, according to a news release from Officer Jim Knoll, police spokesman.

They also learned the man suffered from PTSD and had attempted suicide before. ...